Only a few spots left: Apply now for the International TUD|excite Summer School 2026

Are you a PhD student, postdoc or researcher - and do you have a technology or patent that you seriously want to push towards a start-up?
Or do you want to found a company and are looking for a strong technology-driven idea that you can work on together with others in an interdisciplinary team?

Then the International TUD|excite Summer School is just right for you: Here, early-career researchers from all over Europe develop innovative business models and deep-tech start-ups from university patents.

📅 Date: August 24-28, 2026
📍 Location: Saxony / Lusatia
💰 Program: free of charge
📌 New application deadline: May 31, 2026

👉 Apply now - before the last places are taken!

From August 24-28, 2026, Master's graduates, doctoral students and postdocs will work in international teams together with inventors, entrepreneurs and experts.

The Summer School is organized and implemented by TUD|excite in close cooperation with the Startup Factory Boost and the European University Network EUTOPIA.

Participants are given access to selected patents, develop product ideas and business models from them and present their concepts to an external jury at the end of the week.

The Summer School is part of the patent incubation program Zuse Innovators Program (Z-IP) and also offers:

✔ Intensive start-up experience in a short period of time
✔ Methods for developing use cases and business models
✔ Direct exchange with inventors, start-ups & experts
✔ New perspectives on career paths in startups, transfer & innovation

Do you still have questions? Find more information & contact details here.